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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />' Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... ......................ES-1 <br /> List of Acronyms ..... ......................................................................................................... ...........................xi <br />' <br /> Section 1 Purpose and Need ................................................................................. ........................1.1 <br />' I.1 Project Background ............................................................. ..................... 1-1 <br /> 1.2 Purpose and Need ............................................................... ..................... 1-1 <br /> 1.3 Enviromnental Analysis Process ......................................... ..................... 1-2 <br />' 1.4 Authorizing Actions ............................................................ ..................... 1-3 <br /> 1.5 Public Involvement and Scoping ........................................ ..................... 1-4 <br /> 1.5.1 Issues ....................................................................... ..................... 1-~ <br />' <br /> Section 2 Proposed Action and Alternatives ............................................................................... 2.1 <br />' 2.1 Overview ............................................................................. ..................... 2-1 <br /> 2.2 Proposed Action .................................................................. .....................2-2 <br /> 2.2.1 Piceance Site ........................................................... .....................2-2 <br />' 2.2.2 Pipeline ................................................................... ................... 2-12 <br /> 2.2.3 Parachute Site .......................................................... ................... Z-14 <br /> 2.2.4 Work Force and Transportation .............................. ................... 2-18 <br />' 2.2.5 Mitigation and Monitoring Programs ..................... ................... 2-19 <br /> 2.2.6 Site Protection Plans ............................................... ...................2-23 <br /> 2.2.7 Reclamation ............................................................ ................... 2-24 <br /> 2.2.8 Reasonably Foreseeable Actions ............................ ................... 2-29 <br /> 2.3 Accelerated Development Altemative ................................ ................... 2-30 <br /> 2.3.1 Piceance Site ........................................................... ...................2-31 <br />' 2.3:L Pipeline ................................................................... ................... 2-32 <br /> 2.3.3 Parachute Processing Plant ..................................... ................... 2-32 <br /> 2.4 No Action Altemative ......................................................... ................... 2-34 <br /> 2.5 Alternatives Considered But Eliminated ............................ ................... 2-35 <br /> 2.5.1 Single-Site Altemative ............................................ ...................2-35 <br /> 2.5.2 Altemative Mining Methods ................................... ................... 2-36 <br /> 2.6 Summary Impact Comparison of Altematives ................... ................... 2-38 <br /> 2.7 Agency Preferred Altemative ............................................. ................... 2-38 <br />' <br /> Section 3 Affec ted Environment ............................................................................ ........................ 3-1 <br />' 3.1 Geology ............................................................................... .....................3-1 <br /> 3.1.1 Regional Geology ................................................... ..................... 3-1 <br /> 3. ] .2 Project Area Geology ............................................. ...................... 3-5 <br />' 3.1.3 Geological Resources ............................................. ...................... 3-6 <br /> 3.2 Soils ................................................................................... ...................... 3-8 <br />' 3.2.1 Regional Soil Conditions ....................................... <br />2 <br />3 <br />2 Study Area Soils ......................3-8 <br />3-9 <br /> . <br />. <br />.................................................... ...................... <br /> <br />